Onel is one of 17 inaugural members of the IUCN Youth Advisory Committee (YAC). The first of its kind, the YAC was launched in April 2024 to support the implementation of the IUCN Youth Strategy across the Union. The YAC is comprised of youth from across the globe, each bringing their own diverse experiences to support meaningful youth engagement in IUCN’s policies, processes and programmes. Get to know Onel and other YAC members as we introduce them.
Hello everyone, my name is Onel Inanadinia Masardule! I am from the Guna Nation in Panama, and I have a background in Environmental Policy to develop climate change policy and program design, administration, and Environmental Negotiations.
I am currently the Climate Change Coordinator for the Foundation for the Promotion of Indigenous Knowledge (FPCI) in Panama, a Food Sovereignty Program Consultant for the International Indian Treaty Council (IITC) and a founding member and part of the technical team for the International Indigenous Youth Forum on Climate Change (IIYFCC).
We continue in the struggle to enhance the voices of indigenous youth for the mechanisms of the United Nations and the rights of Indigenous Peoples.